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Lawelawe (assistance); hana, ʻoihana (occupation, division, department).

• Examples:
  • Service charge, uku lawelawe.
  • Military service, ʻoihana koa.
  • Church service, pule, hālāwai haipule, haipule, haipule ʻana.

kikino, Lawelawe.

• Examples:
  • Lawelawe poʻokela. High-quality service.
• Related:
  • ʻOihana Iʻa me ka Holoholona Lōhiu o ʻAmelika. US Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • ʻOihana Lawaiʻa Kai Pekelala. National Marine Fisheries Service.
  • ʻOihana lawelawe. Service industry.
  • ʻOihana Pāka Aupuni. National Park Service.
  • Pūʻali koa. Military service; also army.
• References:
  • See Bulletin Board Service, weather service.

kikino, In volleyball; also to serve (the ball). Paʻi ulele.

• Examples:
  • ʻAʻena paʻi ulele. Service violation.
• References:
  • See serve, side out.

lă'wĕlă'wĕ ă'nă; (duty), 'oĭhă'nă; (church), hālāwăĭ hăĭpu'lĕ.

1. ka lawelawe ana. 2. Oihana. Government service, oihana aupuni. 3. He halawai. Religious service, halawai haipule. 4. Na lako no ka papa aina. A silver service, na lako kala'.